# 69 Billionaires in Forbes Lists
Mikhail Prokhorov
Forbes Lists
#69 Billionaires
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#10 in Russia
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#58 in 2012
Net Worth
$13 B As of March 2013
At a Glance
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Owner,
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Age: 48
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Source of Wealth: investments,
self-made
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Country of Citizenship: Russia
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Education: Bachelor of Arts /
Science, Moscow Institute of Finance
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Marital Status: Single
Mikhail Prokhorov
has been, by turns, banker, athlete, metals mogul, playboy, investor, media
player, politician, NBA owner (the Brooklyn Nets) and now, again, politician.
He rocked Russia when he jumped into its 2012 presidential race against
strongman Vladimir Putin. No one expected him to win but he managed to get 8%
of the vote, even though he ran an unexceptional campaign. (He did, however,
rap on TV, perhaps suggesting that
some of his friendship with Jay-Z is rubbing off). While the 6-foot-8-inch
bachelor and martial arts enthusiast moved the Nets to a new arena in
Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards, and often jets in to watch a game, he has no plans
to settle in the U.S. He insists that his serious interest is Russian politics,
and he has created a new party, the Civic Platform, that he intends to expand
until it's strong enough to go head-to-head with Putin's United Russia. He has
the money to see it through. In late February 2013 he sold his 37.8% share of
Polyus Gold International Ltd. for $3.6 billion.
